In the United States District
Court For the District of Nebraska
Paul A. Bonacci, Plaintiff 4:CV91-3037
vs
Lawrence E. King, Defendant Memorandum of Decision
Filed February 22, 1999

On February 27, 1998, I
found that default judgment should be entered against the defendant Lawrence
E. King in favor of the plaintiff, Paul A. Bonacci. A trial on the issue of
the damages due the plaintiff by that defendant was had on February 5, 1999.

Two counts are alleged against the defendant: King in the complaint. Count V
alleges a conspiracy with public officers to deprive the plaintiff of his civil
rights, designed to continue to subject the plaintiff to emotional abuse and
to prevent him from informing authorities of criminal conduct. Count VIII charges
battery, false imprisonment, infliction of emotional distress, negligence and
conspiracy to deprive the plaintiff of civil rights. Between December 1980 and
1988, the complaint alleges, the defendant King continually subjected the plaintiff
to repeated sexual assaults, false imprisonments, infliction of extreme emotional
distress, organized and directed satanic rituals, forced the plaintiff to "scavenge"
for children to be a part of the defendant King's sexual abuse and pornography
ring, forced the plaintiff to engage in numerous masochistic orgies with other
minor children. The defendant King's default has made those allegations true
against him. The issue now is the relief to be granted monetarily.

The now uncontradicted
evidence is that the plaintiff has suffered much. He has suffered burns, broken
fingers, beating of the head and face and other indignities by the wrongful
actions of the defendant King. In addition to the misery of going through the
experiences just related over a period of eight years, the plaintiff has suffered
the lingering results to the present time. He is a victim of multiple personality
disorder, involving as many as fourteen distinct personalities aside from his
primary personality. He has given up a desired military career and received
threats on his life. He suffers from sleeplessness, has bad dreams, has difficulty
in holding a job, is fearful that others are following him, fears getting killed,
has depressing flashbacks, and is verbally violent on occasion, all in connection
with the multiple personality disorder and caused by the wrongful activities
of the defendant King.

Almost certainly the defendant
King has little remaining financial resources, but a fair judgment to compensate
the plaintiff is necessary. For the sixteen years since the abuse of the plaintiff
began I conclude that a fair compensation for the damages he has suffered is
$800,000. A punitive damage award also is justified, but the amount needs to
be limited because of the small effect that such a judgment would have on the
defendant King, given his financial condition and presence in prison. I deem
the punitive damage award of $200,000 to be adequate.

Dated February 19, 1999.
By the Court
/s/Warren Urborn
United States Senior District Judge